The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-10
PATHS LITTLE SCARE.
A Crank's Endeayors to Blow Her
Up With an Internal A1achfne.

w 1bR an 1nI&LnSA EAACHk06s
SAN FRANCISCO, February "a dra-
matte and sensational spectacle occur
red tonight at the Grand Opera House
when Adelina Patti was giving
her last consent of the season
and which was also announced
as her last appearance in the city. The
incident will tend TO make her farewell
performance remarkable. At 1920, after
| Patti had twice appeared in front OF the
curtain in response to- recall, at the
conclusion of an aria from 7TaViata,
and just as she had retired again to the
wings
TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION
was clearly heard above the vocE;erous
applause, and a cloud of smoke was
cen to rise over the railing of the top
gallery. Instantly every lorgEette
in the house was focused
on that portion of the house
where an,rxe1ting scene was II snspiring-
and d pa ic was imminent. The people
IN the gallery we're rushing about seek
ing the quickest means of sxit, and it.
was only by Seif-pos5ession of a news
paper man present in the DoI; coup pied
with that of the diva, that a STAN
pede = OF the entire house for
outdoors was prevented. The news
paper men were in the stage box, aid
quickly perceived that no serious result
had occurred :, and that the danger was
over. They communicated by mods
and motions with Patti, who was still
in sight in the flies, to come before the
curtain. she comprehe nded the situa-
ton. came forward quickly, and giving
the call to Arditi, began to sing
= CIsHoMR, swEErHOME.."
This had a calming effect on the
audience, and though many left to as
certain the cause and effect of the I'M
expected punctuation to the perform
auce, the-ConceFG was carried on to
the conclusion. As soon as the
location of the trouble could be
learned, policeman rushed to b
the scene and found a man with
badly. burned face aud hands, moaning
with agony, and the remains of an in
fernal machine about him. He was
placed under arrest and conveyed to
the hospital, where he stated he had
stopped to pick UD his hatAand cane
and found package under the seat,
which he picked up, and that as he
raised it to
SEE wHAf IT WAS
it exploded. Though he was badly
burned about face and hands, it is be
lieved he received no serious injuries.
No other person is known to be hurt.
He gave his name as DR.. James Hodges,
\
Place, &c IL. Others, however, give a
different and undoubtedly correct YER
sion-ef the affair. "A lady who sat next
to him and narrowly escaped injury,
states that during the.eEening he made
a number of significant remarks which
pointed clearly to the purpose which
he later attempted to carry out.
Among the observations which the lady
distinctly. remembered was 81 Patti is
singing excellently tonight, but she
will " e. -
NEVER SING ANY MORE"
He was also heard to make uncom2li-
mentary and re7engeful illusions to ].
@. Flood and family, who were
present in the box. At the re
ceiving- hospital, after the wounds
were dressed, the chief of police at
GCAAptCN w Adhc 'AiAl SOulLuAI uiuIScaII
but was completely Unsuccessful. He
stoutly maintained his innocence. The
chief of police pronounces him crank.
The bomb was made of can Sled with
powder, in the centre of which was a
bottle. The can was wrapped in pieces
Of cloth, soaked in inaammable oil. and
it is believed that the intention was not
only to
KILL PATTI AND THOSE NEAR THE STAGE,
but also to set fire to the building. 1t
was arranged to explode by a, number
of friction matches which connected
with fuse inserted in the owder. The
theory is that the fuse burned
too quickly for the crank,
and the explosion was premature.
Though Patti performed her part in
the evenings programme, it was noticed
that the occurrence had a considerable
effect upon her, and somewhat subdued
her usual YivaeIty.